I was wondering, then: what articles have we saved with screenshots? Is there a repository or database? What are we missing? We also have a database of all the ships, right? I recall reading that somewhere, I hope I’m right.

Here is an Imgur folder with the MT thread pictures I’ve saved.  Soon I’m going to make a site post here with links to al…[Read more]

Consulting with the designers before new sets went to the printers. Even though they didn’t use all of my suggestions and ideas, it was really neat being directly involved in the design to help shape the way things came out. Quite a few problematic things got knocked down or fixed before they could become a problem.

That is awesome; what a cool e…[Read more]

Is the intention that it switches to boarding as soon as any cannon hits and then the remaining cannons are ignored, or could this potentially board up to 4 separate times within a single shoot action? (Plus multiple additional boardings via Switchblade and/or standard boarding.)

Doesn’t switch over while shooting; each cannon can still shoot even…[Read more]

I prefer that a Shipwright’s main benefit should remain the option to repair at sea and on wild islands, while the home island boost comes mostly from the extra facilities and staff that are assumed to be available there.

Good point, I just see it differently.  A master shipwright who is capable of making full mast repairs while at sea should be…[Read more]

Was going to unlock these at some point; I’ll just post them here at this point.

http://m.miniaturetrading.com/im/forum/viewtopic/t=4754///

http://m.miniaturetrading.com/im/forum/viewtopic/t=4538///

http://m.miniaturetrading.com/im/forum/viewtopic/t=2478///

http://m.miniaturetrading.com/im/forum/viewtopic/t=4652///

My latest game was really weird!

A neat twist on that would be to roll a d6 and compare it to the current number of masts on your ship when you give the action. If the roll is higher, you get an extra mast, otherwise you just get the usual 1. This would make it easier to get little ships back to full strength or get heavily-damaged larger ones to a more usable state quickly, but…

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Great report.  I appreciate the time and effort that goes into these big games and reports; I know what it’s like.  🙂  (except for the video reports)  I noticed you posted this one around 2:30am PST!

I like how the music gives the game a different feel.  Reminds me of naval history documentaries, or that I’m actually involved in the game fro…[Read more]

Saved with the Wayback…[Read more]

Alright; I’ll add that to the Mirage. You think points would stay about the same?

I think so.  Honestly I don’t have a big issue with it being playtested without the new negative; it’s just that I think it would be extremely frustrating to play against.  You can check out VASSAL Campaign Game 2 to know why I say that.  In that game it was the t…[Read more]

Perhaps depending on how broken it is in playtesting, I could give it a semi-severe negative ability? I was thinking of adding “Masts eliminated in this way cannot be repaired.” Does that seem too negative, or basically make the Mirage pointless?

I think that’s a solid negative.

Thanks!  Parasitic Legion is weird.  She can’t really do damag…[Read more]